Show l AT LAST 4 The law and order elements San Francisco have at last been forced to assert themselves The manifesto appears in our telegraphic column Tho language employed is mild but earnestness and determination are expressed ex-pressed in every sentence It must be clear to the ordinary reader that tho authors of the manifesto mean what they say and that they are bent upon putting a stop to the reckless agitation and threatened lawlessness lawless-ness that have so nearly brought anarchy lIlt the city Is and state During tho past six k weeks over 6000000 in gold have I t lelt San Francisco the most of it i having gone to find a place of safety The industries of the state are at a 4 eland trill and business of all kinds r i Is rapidly approaching the condition I I of complete prostration And not alone is capital timid and en the point of flying away The people themselves them-selves are excited and alarmed They do not know what minute riot will breakfoifchand noene feels thatdegree safety of person that is necessary to maintain the confidence of individuals 1 individ-uals in the power and force of the government The city is officially in the bands of an Irresponsible mob reckless blatherskites and wide f mouthed demagogue placed thereby there-by that disorganizer of society Denis I Kearney The officials Irom the mayor down are responsible only to Kearuey They do his bidding and act according to his will What they are they owe to him and they dread hie vengeance should they go ogainst his wishes Jiiia goou ana intelligent people or San Francisco have too long been negligent in political matters They have Jet things run at loose ends The demagogues and professional politicians have had full stray The I result of this nonaction on the part of I the conservative industrious element is now seen in the control of the city by hoodlums and semi despe radoes The time baa now como when toiiety must regulate itself or go to pieces entirely The point has been reached where there must be a sudden halt and a hasty retracing of steps or a wild and destructive dash over the precipice Just Euch an epoch in the history of Ban Francisco occurred in the emly days of the city thirty years ago The bad element then was more I desperate in action than the Kear neyism of fcday but it was not more subversive of society nor threatening to the good order of the community The better people of the place banded together then and rescued the city from the terrible fate that threatened it It coat blood and money then to establish law and order and make m life and property safe It may be I necessary now for the conservatives vigilantes to employ harsh measures meas-ures in wresting the city from mob rule and restoring thing to their proper condition but if a few lamppost executions are needed and summary punishments required in the reassertion of civilization civili-zation and law these desperate expedients ex-pedients had better be employed now than later Kearneyiam cannot be allowed to thrive on American soil and the sooner it is squelched at whatever cost the better will it be for all our institutions The sentiment of the American people is opposed to vigilance committees com-mittees but that same sentiment justifies jus-tifies at times the organization and operation of this banding together of men for the accomplishing of I sums purpose mat cannot otherwise I be compassed This is one of those cases where the American Ameri-can public will heartily commend I the course adopted by the citizens of San Francisco and will bid them Godspeed in the work they have setout set-out fo do i |